# Barisal Airport (BZL / VGBR)

**Barisal Airport** (IATA: BZL, ICAO: VGBR) is a medium airport in Barisal, Barisal Division, Bangladesh. It has one runway, 1,827 m (5,995 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh. In 2018 it handled 47 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgbr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BZL / VGBR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
- Serves: Barisal, Barisal Division, Bangladesh
- Elevation: 7 m / 23 ft
- Coordinates: 22.8010, 90.3012
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,827 m / 5,995 ft
- Passengers: 47,000 (2018)
- Time zone: UTC+6 · Asia/Dhaka
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barishal_Airport (19 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2233185
- Ident: VGBR

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,827 m / 5,995 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 174° / 354° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2003 | 11,000 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 12,000 | Wikidata |
| 2005 | 8,000 | Wikidata |
| 2006 | 5,000 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 3,000 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 2,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 3,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 3,000 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 3,000 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 22,000 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 38,000 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 47,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 116 km / 72 mi · Biman Bangladesh Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BZL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- BG [Biman Bangladesh Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/biman-bangladesh-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 47K (2018) | #2,113 of 3,974 | #657 in Asia | #8 in BD |
| Longest runway | 1,827 m / 5,995 ft | #4,734 of 29,858 | #1,206 in Asia | #9 in BD |
| Elevation | 7 m / 23 ft | =41,032 of 43,403 | =2,867 in Asia | #13 in BD |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in BD |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TWR | TWR | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [BD-0022](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bd-0022.md) Patuakhali Airport · 47 km / 29 mi
- [BD-0019](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bd-0019.md) Noakhali Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [VGTJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgtj.md) Tejgaon Airport · 109 km / 68 mi
- [CLA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgcm.md) Comilla Airport · 115 km / 72 mi
- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · 116 km / 72 mi
- [JSR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgjr.md) Jessore Airport · 124 km / 77 mi

## Sources

- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Barishal Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Barishal_Airport&oldid=1366075367), revision of 26 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgbr/data